Enough About Agile Firms — We Need Agile People
Agile organizations need agile people. Agile is the buzzword of the moment. Every day we read about the necessity of developing agile organizations—but shouldn’t we be talking about agile people? Agile...
View ArticleDo You Have The Courage To Become Agile?
Agile organizations need agile people. This post is the first in a series of six articles on organizational agility. I used to get to the office early and stay later than anyone. As a leader, I wanted...
View ArticleDo You Have The Vision To Be Agile?
It’s an organization’s North Star that enables agility in times of change and transformation. This is the second post in a series of six articles on organizational agility. We all know that in today’s...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Find The Answer, Change The Problem
Innovation requires more than imagination. The design staff of a lifestyle company where I used to work posted this sign on their door: Question: “How many design directors does it take to change a...
View ArticleThree Things You Can Learn From Government Workers And First Responders
meQuilibrium research performed with 2000 employed adults showed a consistent and statistically significant correlation between high levels of purpose and connection to work and high levels of...
View ArticleThe Biggest Risk Is Not Taking One. Here Are 3 Simple Steps To Better...
The biggest problem with risk? It’s not taking one. We all love stories in which the hero/heroine takes a big risk that pays off. In today’s business climate, however, risk is rarely a grand adventure...
View ArticleHow Agile Is Facebook?
Facebook now must change rapidly or face existential threat. Mark Zuckerberg continued Facebook’s radical about-face last week, calling for new government regulation on harmful content, election...
View ArticleWhy Is Everyone So Angry And Anxious?
Anger is skyrocketing in the workplace. The result? Bullying, violence, high anxiety, poor performance and lower productivity. When did everyone get so angry? I don’t know about you, but I am seeing...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Burnout Is A Global Profit Vampire
Last week, shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its definition of burnout, news organizations erroneously called it a “disease.” Experts quickly corrected them, calling burnout a...
View ArticleWhy Agile People May Put Your Business At Risk
Your high performers might be agile, but are they resilient? If not, they can be at risk and may put your business at risk. Be careful what you wish for…… Without a doubt, transformation is today’s...
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